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A Post-Pandemic Strategy for U.S. Higher Ed
A Post-Pandemic Strategy for U.S. Higher Ed
USA
Universities have many pressing short-term issues to deal with right now: large budget cuts, a growing reluctance among students to pay full tuition fees for online education ...
Can International Higher Education Survive Covid-19?
Can International Higher Education Survive Covid-19?
USA
According to UNESCO there were over 5.3 million international students in 2017, up from 2 million in 2000. More than half of these were enrolled in educational programs in six countries ...
Trump Expands Immigration Restrictions
Trump Expands Immigration Restrictions
USA
President Trump signed an executive order Monday suspending entry to the U.S. by foreign nationals through a number of nonimmigrant work visa programs, including the H-1B ...
In person, online classes or a mix: Colleges' fall 2020 coronavirus reopening plans, detailed
In person, online classes or a mix: Colleges' fall 2020 coronavirus reopening plans, detailed
USA
Michigan State University President Samuel Stanley says he knows the coronavirus will spread if students come back to campus in the fall. While safety is “paramount," managing ...
International Students Face Dire Prospects In Fall
International Students Face Dire Prospects In Fall
USA
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, fewer international students were choosing U.S. universities. Today, serious questions have emerged about international education ...
Updated Visa Guidelines International Students Should Know
Updated Visa Guidelines International Students Should Know
USA
SINCE THE CORONAVIRUS pandemic forced school closures nationwide and a transition to online classes, enrolled international students have had numerous questions about possible ...
Ways U.S. Colleges Support International Students During COVID-19
Ways U.S. Colleges Support International Students During COVID-19
USA
THE CORONAVIRUS pandemic and resulting stay-at-home orders caught much of the U.S. off guard, but for some international students far from home, it's been particularly trying ...
Lawmakers urge Trump admin to ensure international students can enroll for Fall classes
Lawmakers urge Trump admin to ensure international students can enroll for Fall classes
USA
A bipartisan group of 21 Congressmen has urged the Trump administration to take all necessary steps to ensure international students can enrol for Fall classes ...
Indian Tech Graduate Students Plummeted In U.S. Before Covid-19
Indian Tech Graduate Students Plummeted In U.S. Before Covid-19
USA
Even before Covid-19 closed colleges and stopped most international travel, fewer graduate students from India, a key source of tech talent in America, decided to study at ...
Trump Suspends Temporary Work Visas but — for Now — Leaves Alone a Program for International Students
Trump Suspends Temporary Work Visas but — for Now — Leaves Alone a Program for International Students
USA
International students won an unexpected reprieve as the Trump administration backed off plans to curtail optional practical training, the popular work program for ...
Can International Higher Education Survive Covid-19?
Can International Higher Education Survive Covid-19?
USA
According to UNESCO there were over 5.3 million international students in 2017, up from 2 million in 2000. More than half of these were enrolled in educational programs in ...
When college is online, where do international students go?
When college is online, where do international students go?
USA
Students from other countries come to the U.S. not just to study, but to take in a different culture. COVID-19 has changed the campus experience, leaving international ...
Amid a pandemic, 67,000 international students arrive in Canada
Amid a pandemic, 67,000 international students arrive in Canada
Canada
Is Canada safe? According to 67,000 international students who arrived on its shores between January and April 2020, the answer is yes.
Where are Canada’s international students arriving from?
Where are Canada’s international students arriving from?
Canada
Canada welcomed 67,000 new international students between January and April 2020 from 156 different countries.
Qualtrough says work underway to provide help for international students
Qualtrough says work underway to provide help for international students
Canada
Ottawa says it is working on ways to support international students in Canada currently left out of existing COVID-19 emergency aid programs ...
What you should know: Work and study permits for international students in Canada
What you should know: Work and study permits for international students in Canada
Canada
Canada has introduced many travel restrictions and temporary changes to its immigration policy in light of COVID-19. This has affected the study permit ...
Fast-track your studies in Canada from India
Fast-track your studies in Canada from India
Canada
A step-by-step guide for Indians that want to study in Canada in fall 2020 including how to fast-track your study permit application. India is by far the leading source ...
Extend pandemic relief supports to international students
Extend pandemic relief supports to international students
Canada
The operating revenues of Canadian universities such as U of T are strongly tied to students’ enrolment.
Pandemic may fail foreign enrolment at Canadian universities
Pandemic may fail foreign enrolment at Canadian universities
Canada
A new report from Statistics Canada warns that COVID-19 might depress the number of international students studying in Canada, a growing, important source of revenue ...
Canada Extends Coronavirus Travel Ban On Most Foreign Travelers
Canada Extends Coronavirus Travel Ban On Most Foreign Travelers
Canada
Canada announced yesterday (June 30, 2020) that it will be extending its ban on foreign travelers until at least July 31, 2020. The ban applies to all foreign nationals ...
CERB for international students: What you should know about the extension
CERB for international students: What you should know about the extension
Canada
International students in Canada who were previously unable to apply for the CERB (Canada Emergency Response Benefit) can still do so. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada ...
Pandemic to redistribute international student flows: report
Pandemic to redistribute international student flows: report
Canada
The Anglosphere’s international education success stories of Canada, Australia and New Zealand can look forward to a foreign enrolment windfall as they brush ...
Coronavirus has increased interest in immigrating to Canada
Coronavirus has increased interest in immigrating to Canada
Canada
The economic impacts of coronavirus have largely not changed people’s plans to immigrate to Canada. In most cases, prospective immigrants still expect that Canada will endure less economic hardship than their own country. ...
COVID-19: Canada extends ban on international travellers to July 31
COVID-19: Canada extends ban on international travellers to July 31
Canada
Canada implemented a series of measures, including the ban on entry to all travellers who are not Canadian citizens and permanent residents, to stem the spread ...
If overseas students stay away, universities can enrol more disadvantaged people
If overseas students stay away, universities can enrol more disadvantaged people
UK
UK institutions are expecting a drop in international enrolments – so why not take on students with lower grades? In the UK, international students’ tuition fees are ...
Indian students' UK post-study work visa rights safe amid COVID-19 crisis
Indian students' UK post-study work visa rights safe amid COVID-19 crisis
UK
The UK Home Office said the Graduate Visa route, commonly referred to as a post-study work visa and designed for overseas students to be able to work or look for work for two ...
Indian students on course for UK universities despite COVID-19 lockdown disruption
Indian students on course for UK universities despite COVID-19 lockdown disruption
UK
The UCAS, the coordinator of a centralised application process for British universities, found a 32.9 per cent rise in applications from India this year over 2019, to hit a record 6,230.
Indian students to benefit from UK's extended PhD post-study visa
Indian students to benefit from UK's extended PhD post-study visa
UK
As part of a wider Research and Development Roadmap, the British government has pledged to make it easier for international graduates to secure skilled jobs in the UK ...
Amid uproar over new security law, UK PM Boris Johnson offers 3 million Hong Kong residents a chance to get British Citizenship
Amid uproar over new security law, UK PM Boris Johnson offers 3 million Hong Kong residents a chance to get British Citizenship
UK
Condemning China's new security law, the British government on Wednesday said it would offer eligible Hong Kong residents a chance to settle in the United Kingdom ...
Graduate route: International students still eligible if they enter the UK before April 2021
Graduate route: International students still eligible if they enter the UK before April 2021
UK
International graduates from UK universities don’t have to bid goodbye to their dreams of working in the UK yet. They can stay in the UK for up to two years after graduating in summer ...
UK visa process: Indian students to benefit from UK’s extended PhD post-study visa
UK visa process: Indian students to benefit from UK’s extended PhD post-study visa
UK
British Council described the new announcements as "exciting news", which would help strengthen the talent and research pipeline between India and the UK ...
UK promises post-study work visa for foreign students forced to start university course online
UK promises post-study work visa for foreign students forced to start university course online
UK
While many top universities have turned flexible with student intake, and are lowering the selection criteria to increase the number of falling foreign students, the UK government is ...
Three-year visas for PhD graduates in £300 million UK science plan
Three-year visas for PhD graduates in £300 million UK science plan
UK
Plans to invest £300 million in scientific infrastructure, extend post-study work visas for PhD graduates and establish an “Office for Talent” to attract top international researchers have ...
Universities Minister sets out support for international students
Universities Minister sets out support for international students
UK
Measures to support international students and the higher education sector against the global challenges coronavirus poses were outlined by the Universities Minister today (5 June).
UK promises post-study work visa for foreign students forced to start university course online
UK promises post-study work visa for foreign students forced to start university course online
UK
While many top universities have turned flexible with student intake, and are lowering the selection criteria to increase the number of falling foreign students, the UK government is making it easier for its foreign students to study and find jobs in the country — amid the COVID crisis.
Post-Study Work Visa Guidelines Updated For International Students In UK
Post-Study Work Visa Guidelines Updated For International Students In UK
UK
The UK government has issued updated guidance to confirm that international students, including Indians, will remain eligible for post-study work rights at the end of their degree ...
Study Abroad: Indian students pursuing PhD in UK Universities allowed to work for 3 years after completion
Study Abroad: Indian students pursuing PhD in UK Universities allowed to work for 3 years after completion
UK
Indian students can benefit from the extended post-study work visa offer for PhD students announced recently by the Government of UK. It also guaranteed a more streamlined visa process for international ...
Amid uproar over new security law, UK PM Boris Johnson offers 3 million Hong Kong residents a chance to get British Citizenship
Amid uproar over new security law, UK PM Boris Johnson offers 3 million Hong Kong residents a chance to get British Citizenship
UK
Condemning China's new security law, the British government on Wednesday said it would offer eligible Hong Kong residents a chance to settle in the United Kingdom ...
Britain as ‘Science Superpower’
Britain as ‘Science Superpower’
UK
Plans to invest 300 million pounds ($364 million) in scientific infrastructure, extend poststudy work visas for Ph.D. graduates and establish an Office for Talent to attract top ...
UK to process visas from Chennai applicants from July 6
UK to process visas from Chennai applicants from July 6
UK
CHENNAI: With international flights set to start, the UK and Ireland will start processing visas from applicants in Chennai from July 6. While people can apply for all ...
Information on the Corona virus - as of 02/07/2020
Information on the Corona virus - as of 02/07/2020
Germany
The DAAD continues to follow the developments on the coronavirus and adapts its activities flexibly to changing situations.
Germany: success of international students at heart of 2025 strategy
Germany: success of international students at heart of 2025 strategy
Germany
The academic success of international students will be level with the average success of domestic students in Germany if new targets German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) ...
Coronavirus: Germany could benefit as foreign students ditch US, UK
Coronavirus: Germany could benefit as foreign students ditch US, UK
Germany
Western universities are expecting a massive drop in international student enrollment due to the pandemic. Germany's zero tuition fees, top health care system and coronavirus ...
Which countries are on the list of those now permitted to enter Germany?
Which countries are on the list of those now permitted to enter Germany?
Germany
Europe's borders have now opened up, but only to travellers from certain countries - here is the latest on the German travel rules for people from outside Europe ...
International students can enter France from July 1
International students can enter France from July 1
France
Planning to study in France this year? Good news — France is planning to reopen its borders to international students as early as July 1 this year. In a tweet, the French Ministry ...
France to allow int’l students in from July
France to allow int’l students in from July
France
France has announced that international students will be allowed in the country from July 1, whatever their country of origin, and that their visa and residence permit requests ...
International Students Can Enter France as of July 1
International Students Can Enter France as of July 1
France
The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has invited international students who need to travel to France for study purposes to do so starting from July 1, ...
Universities consider charter flights for international students
Universities consider charter flights for international students
Ireland
Australia
Universities around the world are planning on chartering planes for international students to bring them onto campuses, as part of a bid to tackle travel disruption caused by Covid-19 ...
COVID-19: Visa application centres reopen in India for select countries
COVID-19: Visa application centres reopen in India for select countries
Ireland
Out of the 64 client governments that VFS Global works for in 144 countries at 3,390 application centres, it has already resumed operations 632 centres in 80 countries ...
Australia considering shorter Covid-19 quarantine for students and low-transmission countries
Australia considering shorter Covid-19 quarantine for students and low-transmission countries
Australia
Senior Morrison government ministers have flagged shorter quarantine periods for international students and business travellers as part of a suite of measures to reopen ...
StudyPerth Int’l Student Meals Program launched
StudyPerth Int’l Student Meals Program launched
Australia
Perth’s international students have come together to support one another through a new student chef food program for those in need due to the Covid-19 crisis. StudyPerth has ...
Australia blasts China for creating ‘disinformation’ in pandemic
Australia blasts China for creating ‘disinformation’ in pandemic
Australia
Canberra: Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne criticized China for creating “disinformation” during the coronavirus pandemic, saying it “will cost lives.”
Australia to open borders for one group: International students
Australia to open borders for one group: International students
Australia
Australia’s higher education sector has become increasingly reliant on overseas students with 40% of revenue coming from the higher fees they are charged.
Australian Prime Minister expects foreign students to return in July
Australian Prime Minister expects foreign students to return in July
Australia
International students are expected to begin returning to Australia next month despite Chinese warnings of pandemic-related racism, the Australian Prime Minister said on Friday.
Why US College ‘Fall Plans’ Don’t Work for International Students
Why US College ‘Fall Plans’ Don’t Work for International Students
Australia
With coronavirus came the disruption of education as schools and colleges across the world quickly adapted to the online learning format. As colleges across the United States ...
What does Australia look like without international students?
What does Australia look like without international students?
Australia
Discussion of education during the pandemic has focused almost solely on losses of funding at universities, but the economic and social role of international students ...
New Zealand: Int’l students unlikely to return in 2020
New Zealand: Int’l students unlikely to return in 2020
New Zealand
International students are unlikely to return to New Zealand this year, according to the country’s finance minister Grant Robertson. However, it is expected that the government ...
Coronavirus: International students 'much more likely' to return to New Zealand in 2021 than this year - Grant Robertson
Coronavirus: International students 'much more likely' to return to New Zealand in 2021 than this year - Grant Robertson
New Zealand
Foreign students are "much more likely" to return to New Zealand universities in 2021 than at any point this year thanks to COVID-19, the Finance Minister has admitted. ...
Tests and quarantine: Is this how New Zealand will let international students return?
Tests and quarantine: Is this how New Zealand will let international students return?
New Zealand
COVID-19 screenings at departure and arrival, two COVID-19 tests, 14 days of quarantine and no work rights while studying — these are the requirements being proposed by the ...
The Detail: Pandemic jeopardising the future of international students
The Detail: Pandemic jeopardising the future of international students
New Zealand
It's our fifth-biggest export earner, contributing more than $5 billion each year to the economy – but the impact of Covid-19 means the international student cash cow ...
Border reopening must be priority - Business NZ
Border reopening must be priority - Business NZ
New Zealand
Business leaders say billions of dollars of opportunities are on hold while the government and the army fix up mistakes most New Zealanders thought were being managed.
Students shocked as prestigious art college SCAD closes Hong Kong campus
Students shocked as prestigious art college SCAD closes Hong Kong campus
Hong Kong and Singapore
Just a ten-minute walk from the buzzing flea market and working-class neighbourhood in Sham Shui Po, there stands the Hong Kong campus of the US private art school Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD).
Hong Kong universities rattled by new security law
Hong Kong universities rattled by new security law
Hong Kong and Singapore
Academics in Hong Kong are facing new worries today after the mainland government yesterday abruptly imposed a controversial new security law that critics say could infringe on human rights and chill academic freedom.ws
COVID-19: Singaporeans enrolled in overseas universities unsure about future studies
COVID-19: Singaporeans enrolled in overseas universities unsure about future studies
Hong Kong and Singapore
Student Carolyn Tan was on the bus to the airport to board a plane back to Singapore when she received an email from her university informing students that it would be closing all its facilities and moving classes online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Asia Minute: Coronavirus Takes a Toll on International Students
Asia Minute: Coronavirus Takes a Toll on International Students
Hong Kong and Singapore
One of many questions about the phased re-openings of communities around the world concerns education. It’s not just about the plans for local schools, there are still a lot of issues concerning international students. And that includes in the Asia Pacific.